Hi Deirdra, it's really important that your puppy doesn't get into the habit of peeing in his own bed. If you cannot take him out often enough to...
The use of food or any other reinforcement, can be varied in many ways. In addition to what Julie has already said, perhaps the most common way to...
This forum is opposed to the use of painful punishments in dog training. It promotes and encourages the use of modern positive reinforcement dog...
Fortunately, by the time you get to proofing outdoors and in more exciting environments there are usually more possibilities for reinforcing a dog...
Thanks Donna - that means a great deal :)
Yes, you can certainly initiate simple behaviors with praise, because we initiate behaviors in a distraction free zone and praise is attention,...
This forum promotes and supports the use of modern positive reinforcement dog training techniques. To younger folk and to those that have been...
Hi there and welcome - good luck for tomorrow:)
So sorry to hear this, a very sad time for you.
I am so sorry for you and your little puppy. What a scary time you are having - everything crossed for you that he will pull through.
Hi Deidra, and welcome! Thank you for sharing your lovely photos with us. :)
Here is an article on grooming dogs that don't like it...
You don't need to use restraint at all. One of my labs doesn't like having her nails clipped but I taught her to accept it while sitting in her...
This can be fixed with desensitization. Here is a video from Sophia Yin demonstrating the basic principles. [MEDIA] There is a good one on...
I think that it is important that we give an explanation when we disagree with others. This is what separates an argument from a discussion....
Lovely! :)
How very true. In some ways, dogs have much better lives now that they did when I was young. In others, not so much. The dogs of my early...
Go Charlie!!
Hi Amie, welcome to the forum and congratulations on having found your puppy. :) You might like to have a read through this article: What to...
New research suggests dog and human IQs can be tested in much the same way and may help us understand the link between intelligence and better...
